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Canada / Nova Scotia / Cornwallis River

Bite forecast: Cornwallis River

  • length 64 km
  • Flows into Bay of Fundy
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    79/100high activity

    Drizzle: 9–18 °C

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Nearby rivers

  • Annapolis River14 km

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeBaltzer Bog6 km
  • LakeTupper Lake8 km
  • LakeSilver Lake9 km
  • LakeMcGee Lake10 km
  • LakeHalfmoon Lake11 km
  • PondKillams Pond12 km
  • PondFactorydale Pond12 km
  • LakeNichols Lake12 km
  • LakeNorth River Lake13 km
  • LakeSimpson Lake13 km

Cornwallis River (Nova Scotia) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 64 km long. Flows into Bay of Fundy. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Catches

Recorded 2 catches here. Most commonly caught: Brown trout, European eel. Peak season: January–August.

  • Brown trout — Cornwallis River, Jan 06, 2023, 11:43 AM
    Brown trout
    Cornwallis River
    Jan 06, 2023, 11:43 AM
  • European eel — Cornwallis River, Aug 21, 2020, 8:55 AM
    European eel
    Cornwallis River
    Aug 21, 2020, 8:55 AM
WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
74/100high activity

Drizzle: 9–17 °C

  • TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    68/100high activity

    Drizzle: 9–15 °C

  • Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Brook troutSmallmouth bassYellow perchAtlantic salmonLargemouth bassBrown troutRainbow troutStriped bassRainbow smelt

    Atlantic salmon

    7/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

    Gear

    Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 15 °C — warmer than the 4–14 °C comfort range for Atlantic salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 4–14 °C comfort rangecomfort 4–14 °C15 °C
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    Atlantic salmon works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Atlantic salmon feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is rising 5 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 5 hPa change
    00:00 · 101323:00 · 1018 hPa

    One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

    Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

    September is an active season for Atlantic salmon here.

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    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    8 SepTuesday, September 8
    +14°

    Drizzle · feels like +13°

    Low / high
    +9°…+15°
    Precipitation
    0.1 mm
    Wind
    4 m/s NW
    Cloud cover
    96%
    Humidity
    90%
    Pressure
    1013 hPa
    00:00+10°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s96%0%
    01:00+10°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s96%0%
    02:00+10°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s96%0%
    03:00+9°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s95%0%
    04:00+9°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s93%0%
    05:00+9°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s93%5%
    06:00+9°—2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s92%6%
    07:00+9°—2 m/swest wind, 2 m/s92%48%
    08:00+11°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s87%55%
    09:00+13°0.2 mm1 m/snorthwest wind, 1 m/s90%100%
    10:00+12°1.0 mm2 m/ssouthwest wind, 2 m/s98%100%
    11:00+15°—3 m/swest wind, 3 m/s89%100%
    12:00+14°0.1 mm4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s90%96%
    13:00+14°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s90%100%
    14:00+12°0.1 mm4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s92%100%
    15:00+10°0.3 mm4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s96%100%
    16:00+10°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s91%100%
    17:00+11°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s84%100%
    18:00+11°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s79%100%
    19:00+11°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s80%100%
    20:00+10°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s85%100%
    21:00+9°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s88%100%
    22:00+9°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s88%100%
    23:00+10°—4 m/snorthwest wind, 4 m/s88%100%
    +15°+12°+9°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Tuesday, September 8
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:42
    Sunset
    19:36
    Day length
    12 h 54 min
    Sunshine hours
    4 h 57 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    03:29
    Moonset
    18:37

    The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +12% in the windowTuesday, September 8
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor02:59–03:59Moonrise
    • Major10:11–12:11Moon overhead
    • Minor18:07–19:07Moonset
    • Major22:38–00:00Moon underfoot

    The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

    What are solunar periods?

    Measured river conditions are available for Cornwallis River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

    Water

    Streamflow
    0.3 m³/s

    USGS gauge CORNWALLIS RIVER AT CAMBRIDGE STATION, 3 km away · measured 2026-09-04 10:40 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision